Llos Angeles Fire Chief

Los Angeles Fire Department comes under attack

Los Angeles mayor's office, fire department push back against speculation chief was dismissed

The Los Angeles Fire Department pushed back against speculation that its chief, Kristin Crowley, had been dismissed as crews continue to battle the wildfires across the region.

ABC · 1d

Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase

In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire department by $17.6 million from the previous year. At the time, the city of Los Angeles was negotiating the union contract with the firefighters' union, the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

L.A. Fire Department, mayor's office rebut claim chief was dismissed

RealClearPolitics · 1d

L.A. Fire Chief: Yes, The City Of Los Angeles Failed The Fire Department

As California's wildfires continue to spread, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley criticized the city's decision to cut more than $17 million in funding for the department, and says that the city let her and her firefighters down.

Los Angeles wildfires death toll rises

CBS News · 4h

Live updates: Death toll rises as fire crews in Los Angeles brace for more heavy winds

The Palisades Fire – the largest blaze – has killed at least five people. The Eaton Fire, above Altadena in northern Los Angeles County, has killed at least six people and burned more than 21 square miles, leaving apocalyptic scenes of destruction.

ABC · 8h

California fires live updates: Death toll in Los Angeles fires rises to 24

At least 24 people are believed to be dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California amid historically dry and windy conditions.

POLITICO on MSN · 21h

Los Angeles wildfires death toll rises as crews fight heavy winds to save homes and landmarks

The death toll from the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area rose to 16 as crews battled to cut off the spreading blazes before potentially strong winds return that could push the flames toward some of the city’s most famous landmarks.

Harris Home Burglary Reports Amid Los Angeles Fires

The New York Times · 18h

‘Completely Dry’: How Los Angeles Firefighters Ran Out of Water

As wildfires roar into residential neighborhoods, firefighters in California and elsewhere are finding that water systems can’t keep up with the demand.

Reuters · 2d

Los Angeles firefighters did not use handbags to douse fire

Small canvas bags that Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters used as makeshift water containers to quickly put out a trash fire have been misdescribed on social media as women’s handbags, suggesting the LAFD is under-resourced because of budget cuts and donations of firefighting supplies to Ukraine.

Newsweek on MSN · 15h

Kamala Harris Home Burglary Reports Amid Los Angeles Fires: What We Know

Two individuals were detained near Vice President Kamala Harris' home in Brentwood, California, early Saturday morning, after police were called about a suspected burglary amid a citywide curfew due to the ongoing wildfires ravaging Los Angeles.

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Are arsonists responsible for the Los Angeles wildfires?

A law enforcement task force has been set up to uncover what caused the fires. The local agencies involved — the Los Angeles ...

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Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on

As firefighters continue to battle raging fires across Los Angeles County, a cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department 2025 ...

8hon MSN

24 dead as fire crews try to corral Los Angeles blazes before winds return this week

About 150,000 people in Los Angeles County remained under evacuation orders, with more than 700 residents taking refuge in ...

Santa Rosa Press Democrat2h

‘Eerily reminiscent’: North Bay crews, search and rescue teams, join Los Angeles fire lines

Crews say they feel an obligation to help the firefighting brethren from Southern California who responded to fires in the ...

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Kenneth Fire Map, Updates as Los Angeles Threatened by New Blaze

At least 10 people have been killed as a result of the wildfires, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner said ...

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Billionaires And Celebrities Pledge Aid To Los Angeles Fire Victims: Here’s Who Has Donated So Far

Deadly wildfires sweeping Los Angeles county have killed at least 11 people and destroyed thousands of structures, including ...

17h

LA's fire chief engages in a public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage

The wildfire in Pacific Palisades that has burned more than 5,000 structures has put leaders on the defensive and led LA fire ...

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